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Stonehaven 2009 Feein' Market - 6th June 2009
Peter Mitchell
"ONE of Scotland’s most
popular newspaper columnists"
was our Guest at this years Feein' Market
on the 6th June 2009
Next Feein' Market
Saturday 5th June 2010 - 10am to 4pm
See You There!
The first Saturday in June and that can only mean
one thing from Timbuktu to Turriff - the annual Feein' Market in
Stonehaven's Market Square.
The premier event in the town's entertainment and social
calendar was back again with a packed programme of acts and events
both in the Square and in the Town Hall which kept everyone happy -
whatever their age.
Yet again a packed programme of acts and events
in both the Square and the nearby Town Hall and yet
again the traditional market layout was extended to take in
the Farmer’s Market and to improve the facilities in general for
Feein’ Market visitors and stallholders.
At the helm once again are the members of the
Stonehaven and District Lions Club who have spearheaded the
transformation of the Feein’ Market since they took over the
organisation of the eight years ago.
The town’s largest service organisation pledged,
when they inherited the running of the Feein’ Market from the
local business association, that the club would build on the
success of the market, year on year, so that the entire
community could benefit. And the club continues to deliver on
that promise.
Thanks to Ian Hunter from
Mearns FM
for taking the video (2008)
George Reid, the Lions Club's Feein' Market convener,
explained: “We are totally committed to the development of the Feein’
Market so that everyone can benefit - participating clubs, businesses
and organisations and visitors alike.
“The bigger and better the event - the bigger the draw
and that means more income for all the charities, businesses and
organisations with stalls both in the town square and in the Town Hall,
not to mention more money in the tills for local shops, restaurants and
pubs.”
George added: “The importance of the Feein’ Market to
provide much needed funds to a whole range of clubs, charities and
organisations in the town and surrounding area cannot be underestimated.
It has been estimated that in the region of £40,000 is raised in the
square at the various stalls during the day.
“And that is a fantastic figure which is only made
possible by staging the Feein’ Market and the Lions Club is only too
happy to play the lead role in making that sort of fund raising target
achievable. The better the programme, the better the organisation, the
better everyone benefits.”
The Feein’ Market has come a long way since its
traditional beginnings more than a century ago when itinerant
agricultural workers flocked to the square to be hired for the
forthcoming year. But it’s still a day when the county - and some
might even say the world - comes to Stonehaven for a bit of banter, a
few shandies in convivial company and to hopefully spend some hard
earned cash.
